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Robbers tie up guard, steal sporting goods in Burlington Township
By DAVID LEVINSKY
Burlington County Times, PA
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP — Armed robbers tied up a warehouse security guard Saturday and then made off with three truckloads of sporting goods over the next three hours.
Police said the robbery at the Sports Authority warehouse in a business park off Richards Run was well-planned and appeared to be the work of experienced criminals.
The value of the stolen merchandize was being calculated yesterday, police said. Lt. Wayne Maver said the cost was expected to be substantial.
The robbery began at 7 p.m. when two men armed with handguns confronted a guard inside a security booth, police said. The robbers tied the guard's hands and feet and placed him inside a trailer.
While one robber stood watch over the guard, at least two others hitched a trailer containing Sports Authority merchandise to a truck that the robbers had driven to the warehouse, police said. The robbers then drove the truck and trailer to an unknown location.
After moving the first trailer, the robbers returned and repeated the process twice, police said.
Investigators estimate the trailers were moved to a location 20 to 30 minutes away from the warehouse.
The robber who was watching the tied-up guard left when the third trailer was taken from the warehouse, police said. The guard was then able to escape his bonds and kick open the trailer. He flagged down a motorist, who helped him call authorities, police said.
The guard was not injured, Maver said.
One of the robbers was described as a black male weighing more than 200 pounds who wore black clothing. A second was described as a black male weighing about 190 pounds who wore a black jean jacket and white sneakers. A third was a man who wore a mask. More people may have participated, police said.
The truck used by the robbers was a white 2007 Mack with a New Jersey license plate AH704N, police said. The truck had been reported stolen from a location in Plainfield, Union County.
Police said the robbery was under investigation. No suspects were in custody yesterday.
Police asked anyone with information about the robbery to call detectives at (609) 386-2019.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-04082008-1515622.html
By DAVID LEVINSKY
Burlington County Times, PA
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP — Armed robbers tied up a warehouse security guard Saturday and then made off with three truckloads of sporting goods over the next three hours.
Police said the robbery at the Sports Authority warehouse in a business park off Richards Run was well-planned and appeared to be the work of experienced criminals.
The value of the stolen merchandize was being calculated yesterday, police said. Lt. Wayne Maver said the cost was expected to be substantial.
The robbery began at 7 p.m. when two men armed with handguns confronted a guard inside a security booth, police said. The robbers tied the guard's hands and feet and placed him inside a trailer.
While one robber stood watch over the guard, at least two others hitched a trailer containing Sports Authority merchandise to a truck that the robbers had driven to the warehouse, police said. The robbers then drove the truck and trailer to an unknown location.
After moving the first trailer, the robbers returned and repeated the process twice, police said.
Investigators estimate the trailers were moved to a location 20 to 30 minutes away from the warehouse.
The robber who was watching the tied-up guard left when the third trailer was taken from the warehouse, police said. The guard was then able to escape his bonds and kick open the trailer. He flagged down a motorist, who helped him call authorities, police said.
The guard was not injured, Maver said.
One of the robbers was described as a black male weighing more than 200 pounds who wore black clothing. A second was described as a black male weighing about 190 pounds who wore a black jean jacket and white sneakers. A third was a man who wore a mask. More people may have participated, police said.
The truck used by the robbers was a white 2007 Mack with a New Jersey license plate AH704N, police said. The truck had been reported stolen from a location in Plainfield, Union County.
Police said the robbery was under investigation. No suspects were in custody yesterday.
Police asked anyone with information about the robbery to call detectives at (609) 386-2019.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-04082008-1515622.html